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One year to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics: Twenty athletes from Team USA to watch

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Madison Chock and Evan Bates will be hotly tipped to complete a three -peat at worlds in Boston next month .

Jessie Diggins and Ryan Cochran-Siegle are the team to beat in Milan with the potential for double gold.

Laila Edwards is the first Black woman to be selected for Team USA in 2023 which earned her a name-check from fellow Cleveland Heights native Travis Kelce .

Snowboarder Gerard is the youngest American man to win gold in 90 years and the second -youngest man to top the podium in any individual event after Finland ’s Toni Nieminen , who was 16 when he won the large hill event in ski jumping in 1992 .

Amber Glenn , Amber Glenn and Alex Hall are among the favorites to retain their figure skating titles in Pyeongchang .

Erin Jackson is the fastest woman on ice at 500 m speed skating.

The 24-year-old Toronto Maple Leafs center was named captain for this month ’s 4 Nations Face-Off.

Elana Meyers Taylor hinted at retirement after winning her fourth and fifth Olympic medals.

Kristen Santos-Griswold is the first American to win a medal in all three individual Olympic distances at a single worlds since short track became an Olympic medal sport in 1992 .

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